Well, it's official. I've lost it.
On Sunday I convinced myself that my appendix was about to explode. With Rooster in imminent danger of becoming a widower and my mind filled with images of Baby Bird scrolling through this blog thinking, "she only loved me for contesting purposes," I took a taxi to the emergency room.
In the hospital bed next to me was another woman who was also convinced she had appendicitis. Her two tween daughters tossed ice over her curtain at me for about an hour, but all appendicitis patients get a morphine drip, so I didn't care.
At 3:30 a.m., and after drinking two liters of strawberry flavored sulfide-something, my catscan came back with the news that I am crazy. So now the only question is, how can I win back my $200 emergency room co-pay?
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Judging Criteria: Recipes will be judged based on the following criteria: 1) Appeal: 25%; 2) Creativity: 50%; 3) Simplicity: 25%.
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The Entry: Think fresh.
